Corn-picker



F. I. FRIEDLINE.

CORN PICKER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 19l8.

Yatenteii May 1,1920,

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1..

F. I. FRIEDLINE.

CORN PICKER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1918.

1,338,723. P e ed May 4,1920.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

F. l. FRIEDLINE.

CORN PICKER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 12, 1918.

1,338,723. Patented my 4, 1920.

4 SHEETSSHEET 3- F. l. FRIEDLINE.

CORN PIpKER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 12|'19l8:

Patented May 4, 1920.

4 SHEE'TSSHEET 4- FREDERICK 1.: FRIEDLINE, OF KENTLAND, INDIANA.

COBN-PICKEB.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 4, 1920.

Application flied July 12, 1918 Serial No. 244,530.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FREDERICK I. FRIED--LINE, a citizen of the United States, and. a resident of Kentland, inthe county of New ton and State of Indiana, have invented certain newand useful Im rovements in Corn- Pickers, ofwhich the ollowing is aspecification. v My invention relates to corn pickers, articularly tothe improvement of provi ing therefor a picking an corn husking parts.One important object of the invention is to locate the engine on thecorn picker in such position that it can be very readily controlled fromthe drivers seat and its weight will cooperate with the other machineparts to produce perfect balance. Another object is to provide improvedsupporting structure for the engine, the structure being prefer ablysuch that nos ecial means or additions are necessary on securing thestructure to the machine frame. Another feature of the invention residesin improved transmission mechanism between the engine and the cornpicking and husking parts to be driven.

The various features of my invention are disclosed on the accompanyingdrawings in which-- Figure 1 is a plan view of particularly thesupporting frame-work of a corn picker, with the engine supportingframe-work mounted on and secured thereto,

Fig. 2 is a front view of the parts shown in Fig. 1 but with the enginein place,

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view,

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the engine supporting frame-workand part of the power transmission train, and

Fig. 5 isa rear view of the engine supporting frame.

The corn picker supporting body is shown constructed of stock bars,mostlyangle iron, and comprises the sidebars 10 and 11, the front bar12, the intermediate transverse bar 13, and the rear bars 14 and 15. Theaxle 16 supported from the-machine body hasthc tractor wheels 17 and 18at its ends. Secured to the inner sides of the wheels are the chainsprocket wheels 19 and 20. The reach beam or tongue 21 is secured at itsinner end to the bars 12' and 13 and at its front end the truck or forecarriage is piv- (gas engine for driving the corn.

baa thereto, draft animals being hitched to this truck by means of atongue or other apparatus.

- Extending parallel with the rear bars 14 and 15 .is the transmissionshaft 23 on which are the sprocket pinions 24 and 25 in line with thesprocket Wheels 19 and 20. In corn pickers as usually operated, chainsconnect these sprocket wheels with the pinions so that the turning ofthe .tractor wheels as the machine is drawn along will cause turning ofthe shaft 23 and operation of the picking, husking and other mechanismswhich are connected by suitable transmis sions with the shaft'23.However, this arrangement puts: on the draft animals the entire burdenof operating the machine in addition 'to'the burden of drawing themachine along. An important feature of my invention is therefore toprovide a gas engine on the machine from which the operating power isobtained instead of from the tractor wheels, this cutting the work ofthe draft animals down to just the pulling of the machine along theground.

At the left side of the corn picker the inclined corn receiving, guidingand picking apparatus P is shown more or less diagrammatically, while atthe right side of the machine the h'usking apparatus H is shown inoutline. The drivers seat S'is between the picking and huskingmechanisms and in front of the chute or elevator E leading from thepicking to the husking mechanism.

In accordance with my invention I locate the engine between the pickingand husking' mechanism and between the elevator and the drivers seat sothat the driver can readily control and take care of the engine from theseat and so that the balance of the entire machine is preserved. Forsupporting the engine a simple supporting frame structure of stockmaterial is provided and this supporting frame is rigidly secured to themachine frame in common with various parts thereof practically withoutrequiring any additional; supporting or securing arrangements. Thisengine sup orting frame-work comprises the left and ri ht side frames (1and b, each of which is pre erably bent up from a single piece of anglebar. The side frame a has the horizontal section 26, the frontdownwardly extending section or leg 27, and the upwardly inclined.

rear end 28. The side frame I) has the horizontal section 29, the frontdownwardly extending section or leg 30, and the rear downwardlyextending section or leg 31. Cross braces 32 and 33 secure together thefront legs 27 and 30 and gusset plates 34 are preferably placed in'theangles between these legs and the horizontal sections of the sideframes.

Describing now the manner of securing the engine sup )orting frame inplace, the lower end of the leg 27 is secured to the fittingfi35 formingpart of the picker and secured at the left end ofthe front-bar 12, thefitting forming a support for the rear end of the brace bar 36 w iich issecured at its front end to the tongue 21. Ordinarily, a pin is used forsecuring the brace to the fitting but'in order to secure the enginesupporting frame I remove the pin. and use a bolt 37, the leg 27 havingthe hole 38 for receiving the bolt so that the leg will be rigidlysecured against the inner face of the fitting as shown. The upwardlyinclined end 28 of the side frame a extends underneath the elevator E towhich it is secured by a bolt 39. The angle piece 40 secured to thechute and side frame gives additional support and a brace 41 extends.from the frame top 26 and is secured at its lower end to theintermediate cross bar 13 of the machine body by means of a bolt orrivet.

The lower end of the leg 30 of the side frame I) is secured to thetongue 21 by'receiving one of the bolts 42 which form part of the pickerframe. The leg 31 of the frame I; is bent to rest on the tongue 21 andis secured by means of the bolt 43 which ordinarily secures to thetongue the cross brace 44 forming part of the picker frame. Thusavailable bolts or other parts are taken advantage of for securing theengine supporting frame-work and consequently no labor is necessary forforming additional bolt holes or for preparing special supportingpoints.

he parallel horizontal sections 26 and 29 of the side frames a and b areprovided with bolt holes 45 and 46 for receiving bolts 47 by means ofwhich a pillow block 48 can be readily secured, this pillow block formina support for a gas engine G. Depen ing from the rear end of the pillowblock 48 is the bearing 49 for the front end of a transmission shaft 50,the rear end of the shaft being journaled in the bearing standard 51mounted on the cross bar 52. This cross bar is secured at its right endby means of the angle piece 53 to the brace 54 which together with thediagonal brace 55 extends upwardly from the cross bar 15 to assist inthe support of the husking mechanism. At its left end the cross bar 52is secured to the frame-work of the picking mechanism and its support isstrengthened by the brace 56 extending upwardly from the bar 15.

The shaft 50 carries the sprocket wheel 57 which is connected by a chain58 with the sprocket pinion 59 at the end of the engine shaft 60. At theend of the shaft 50 is a sprocket wheel 61. at its left end the bevelgear 62 which meshes with the bevel gear 63 on the shaft '64 whichextends transversely of the bars 14 and 15. The rear end of shaft 64carries the sprocket wheel 66, the chain 67 passing around this sprocketwheel 66, the sprocket wheel 61, and the sprocket wheel 68 on the shaft69 which connects "with the various picking rolls and other apparatus inthe picker section P of the machine. Preferably an idler wheel 70for-keeping the chain 67 taut is provided. Power is thus transmittedfrom the engine to the picker mechanism and to the shaft 23 this shafthaving the sprocket wheel 71 which by means of a chain (not shown) willbe connected with the husking apparatus H.

By thus providing an engine on a corn picking and husking machine workcan be more efliciently accomplished and less draft animals arenecessary, the picking and husking operations being accomplishedindependently of the speed of travel of the draft animals. By mountingthe engine between the picking and husking apparatus and behind thedrivers seat it is readily accessible to the driver for operation andcontrol, and furthermore, its location stabilizes and balances themachine and the load on the trac- The shaft 23 has tor wheels isefiiciently equalized. By so repairs.

I do not of course desire to be limited to the exact constructions andarrangements shown and described as changes are no doubt possible whichwould still come within the scope of the invention. I claim asfollows: 1. In a harvesting machine comprising a corn picking section, areceiving section, a conveyer between said sections, and a seat betweensaid sections and in front of said conveyer, a driving engine, and asupporting frame for said engine secured between said sections and saidconveyer and seat. 7 2. The combination with the supporting framework ofa corn harvester, and a draft tongue secured thereto and extendingforwardly therefrom, of an engine supporting frame comprising two sidemembers braced and secured together, one of said side members beingsecured to said tongue and the other side member being secured to saidsupporting framework, and an engine mounted on said supporting frame.

3. The combination with a corn harvester, and a draft tongue secured toand extending forwardly from said body, a brace secured to said body andto said tongue, of an engine supporting frame comprising two sides, oneof said sides being secured at its front end to said body in common withsaid 10 brace and secured at its rear end to said framework, the otherside of said supporting frame being secured to said tongue, and anengine mounted on said supporting frame.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe l5 my name this 9th day ofJuly, A. D. 1918.

FREDERICK}. FRIEDLINE.

